Ceramics, clays and classification in Cyrenaica

Swift, Keith

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“…The most characteristic feature of this fabric (Table 1:Br MG 4) are macrofossils on the surface visible to the naked eye, which allows for the fabric to be linked with Benghazi local fabric 1 , named also as Benghazi shell rich ware established by J.A. Riley (1979a, 305; 1979b, 38) and recently named Cyrenaican marl clay fabric (Swift 2018, 85–8). The place of production was attributed to ancient Berenike, located in Cyrenaica, on the basis of the common features of this fabric, such as its pale orange-brown colour and a large number of grey shells of the foraminiferal genus Heterostegina , typical for the geology of the Benghazi region (Riley 1979b, 38; Krywonos et al 1982, 64).…”

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“…The place of production was attributed to ancient Berenike, located in Cyrenaica, on the basis of the common features of this fabric, such as its pale orange-brown colour and a large number of grey shells of the foraminiferal genus Heterostegina , typical for the geology of the Benghazi region (Riley 1979b, 38; Krywonos et al 1982, 64). This fabric was mainly used for the production of several series of cooking pots (Riley 1979a, 305; Swift 2018, 86), as well as amphorae (Göransson 2007, 46–9) and frying pans, the shape of which was inspired by Phocean frying pans (Swift 2018, 86). Braziers were produced there from the Hellenistic period until the third century CE (Riley 1979a, 304).…”

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Cultural Shift or Short-Lived Fashion? Interpreting the Role of Hellenistic Braziers From the Agora of Nea Paphos, Cyprus

Nocoń¹

2022

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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This paper offers an overview of a number of fragments of Hellenistic braziers collected during several seasons of excavations in the Agora of Nea Paphos, Cyprus. Its primary aim is to demonstrate their presumably local production and the production of examples manufactured outside of Cyprus during the Hellenistic and Early Roman periods by using a methodology that combines the macroscopic analysis of fabrics and typological study. Special attention is given to what this collection tells us about some of the human practices in the city between the third century BCE and the Early Roman period. This study seeks to obtain data that will help to address gaps in the material culture of Hellenistic Nea Paphos and deepen the understanding of the broader process of Hellenisation.

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Cultural Shift or Short-Lived Fashion? Interpreting the Role of Hellenistic Braziers From the Agora of Nea Paphos, Cyprus

Nocoń¹

2022

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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“…The study of Classical and early Hellenistic coarse pottery from the site comprised the topic of Keith Swift's doctoral thesis submitted at the University of Oxford in 2005. This important work, although unpublished as yet in its totality, has been the first step towards the configuration (identification and characterisation) of local and regional Cyrenaican clay fabrics and their technologies, as published in the last volume of Libyan Studies (Swift 2018). Also, Swift thoroughly explored the question of fabrics and functions, indicating that though some local fabrics may have been better suited to some types of containers than others (i.e.…”

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Pottery and trade at Euesperides in Cyrenaica: an overview

2019

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The excavations conducted at Euesperides between 1999 and 2007 under the auspices of the Society for Libyan Studies, London, and the Department of Antiquities, Libya, and jointly directed by Paul Bennet and Andrew Wilson, brought to light private houses and a building complex, industrial areas related to purple dye production and part of the city's fortification wall. Among the finds was a highly significant body of local, regional and imported pottery (from the Greek and Punic world, Cyprus, Italy and elsewhere), dated between the last quarter of the seventh and the middle of the third century BC, when the city was abandoned.This archaeological project adopted an innovative approach to the study of pottery from the site, based on the total quantification of the coarse, fine wares and transport amphorae. This was supplemented by a targeted programme of petrographic analysis to shed light on production centres and thus questions about the trade and the economy of ancient Euesperides. The pottery study by K. Göransson, K. Swift and E. Zimi demonstrated that although the city gradually developed a significant industry of ceramics, it relied heavily on imports to cover its needs and that imported pottery reached Euesperides’ sheltered harbour either directly from the supplying regions or most often through complex maritime networks in the Mediterranean which changed over time.Cooking pots from Aegina and the Punic world, mortaria, bowls, jugs and table amphorae from Corinth as well as transport amphorae from various centres containing olive oil, wine, processed meat and fish were transported to the city from Greece, Italy/Sicily, Cyprus and elsewhere. The so-called amphorae B formed the majority, while Corinthian, Aegean (Thasian, Mendean, Knidian, etc.), Greco-Italic and Punic were adequatly represented. Regarding fine wares, East Greek, Laconian and Corinthian are common until the end of the sixth century; Attic black-glazed, and to a lesser extend, black-figure and red-figure pots dominate the assemblages between the fifth and the mid-third centuries BC, while Corinthian, Italian/Sicilian and Punic seem to have been following the commodities flow at Euesperides from the fourth century BC onwards. Finally, Cyrenaican pottery and transport amphorae have been also identified at Euesperides implying a considerable volume of inter-regional trade.

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Ceramics, clays and classification in Cyrenaica

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Cultural Shift or Short-Lived Fashion? Interpreting the Role of Hellenistic Braziers From the Agora of Nea Paphos, Cyprus

Cultural Shift or Short-Lived Fashion? Interpreting the Role of Hellenistic Braziers From the Agora of Nea Paphos, Cyprus

Pottery and trade at Euesperides in Cyrenaica: an overview

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